Fastener for ironing-board covers.



T. M. BROOKMAN.

FASTENER FOR IRONING BOARD COVERS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 11,1913.

1,083,796.. Patented Jan.6,1914.

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THOMAS MELVIN BROOKMAN, OF ELMIRA, NEW YOBK.

FASTENER FOR IRONING-BOARD COVERS.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS M. BROOK- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Elmira, in the county of C'hemung and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Fastener for Ironing-BoardCovers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to covers for ironing boards such as shown anddescribed in the Letters Patent of the United States, No. 1,035,683,granted to me on August 13, 1912.

The object of the present invention is to provide a new and improvedfastener for the cover of an ironing board, arranged to per mit ofconveniently and properly stretching the cover over the board andsecurely fastoning the same in place on the board, and to permit ofremoving the cover from the board for removal and renewal of the facingsheets of the body of the cover.

In order to accomplish the desired result use is made of detachablemembers held at the sides of the cover, the members being arranged inpairs located opposite each other, a cord attached to one of the membersof a pair and a retaining loop on the other member of a pair and adaptedto be engaged by the free end of the said cord.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is an under side View of the fasteners as applied to the coverin position on an ironing board; Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of oneof the fasteners, part being in section; Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectionalside elevation of the same on the line 33 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is across section of the same on the line 44t of Fig. 2.

The cover A for the ironing board B is stretched over the same andsecurely fastened in place by a series of fasteners C removably attachedto the sides of the cover A to permit of removing the facing sheets A, Afrom the body A of the cover A whenever it is desired to renew the saidsheets. The body A is preferably made of felt or similar material whilethe facing sheets A and A are of cotton or similar material.

Each of thelfasten'ers c consists of a. pair of/stap'ls l) and Dremovably passed "through openings in the cover A adjacent Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application filed February 1.1., 1913.

Patented Jan. 8, 1914:. Serial No. 747,647.

the sides thereof, each staple l), D being provided with flanges Dextending in opposite directions and resting on the facing sheet A asplainly indicated in Fig. 3. The staples D, D project beyond the facingsheet A and pass through washers E resting against the facing sheet A,and the outer ends of the staples D and D are adapted to be engaged byremovable hooks F, F extending transversely toward each other andholding the staples and their washers in position. To the hook F issecured one end of a cord G adapted to be passed through and engagedwith a retaining loop H held on the opposite hook F to connect the hooksF and F with each other. The free end of the retaining loop H'isprovided with a narrowing slot for receiving and holding the free end ofthe cord G, it being understood that in fastening the cover A in placeon the board B the user exerts a pull on the cord G in the directiontoward the retain ing loop H held stationary by the user, and then thefree end of the cord is passed through the loop and engaged with thenarrow end thereof, so that the retaining loop securely holds the end ofthe cord in position. It is understood that by the arrangement describedthe several fasteners G permit of properly stretching the cover A overthe board B and fastening the same in place.

\Vhenever it is desired to remove the cover A. from the board B the usersimply disengages the free ends of the cords G from the loops H and thenthe several fasteners C can be removed from the body A for convenientrenewal of the facing sheets A and A In order to do this the hooks F andF are unhooked from the staples D and D and then the staples are pulledout of the cover A to permit of renewing the facing sheets A and A Afterthe facing sheets have been removed the staples D and D are re placedtogether with the washers E and then the hooks F and F are hooked ontothe staples so as to hold the same in place on the cover A. The lattercan now be again stretched over the board B and fastened thereto asabove explained.

- The fastener shown ant. descnoet is rely simple and durable inconstruction and can be readily manipulated for properly stretching thecover over the boa rd or to allow convenient removal of the facingsheets and re newal thereof whenever it is desired to do so.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

l. A fastener for ironing board covers, comprising detachable membersextending through openings in the cover adjacent the sides thereof, themembers being arranged in pairs located opposite each other and havingloop portions projecting from the face of the cover, hook members alsoarranged in pairs and removably connected With the said projecting loopportions, a cord attached to one of the hook members of a pair, and aret aining loop on the other hook member of the pair and adapted to beengaged by the free end of said cord.

2. A fastener for ironing board covers, comprising staples adapted toextend through openings in the cover adjacent the sides thereof, andhaving flanges engaging the under side of the cover, Washers fittingover the staples and resting against the top of the cover, hook membersremovably engaging the said staples, and means for connecting the hookmembers With each other.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

THOMAS MELVIN BROOKMAN. Witnesses:

EDWARD JOSEPH DUNN, \VILLIAM POWELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

